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DOCID:fr02ja98-86

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

RTCA Special Committee 172; Future Air-Ground Communications in the VHF Aeronautical Data Band (118-137 MHz)

Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice is hereby given for Special Committee 172 meeting to be held January 13-16, 1998, starting at 9:00 a.m. The meeting will be held at RTCA, 1140 Connecticut Avenue, NW., Suite 1020, Washington, DC, 20036.

The agenda will be as follows:

Tuesday, January 13: (1) Plenary Convenes at 9:00 a.m. for 30 minutes: (2) Introductory Remarks; (3) Review and Approval of the Agenda; (4) Working Group (WG)-2, VHF Data Radio Signal-in-Space MASPS, Continue Work on VDL Modes 2 and 3.

Wednesday, January 14: (a.m.) (5) WG-2 Continues; (p.m.) (6) WG-3, Review of Activities in VHF Digital Radio MOPS Document Program.

Thursday, January 15: (a.m.) (7) Plenary Reconvenes at 9:00 a.m. (p.m.) (8) WG's Continue as Necessary; (9) Review and Approval of the Minutes of the Previous Meeting; (10) Reports from WG's 2 and 3 Activities; (11) Report on VDL Activities and AMCP WG-D; (12) EUROCAE WG-47 Report and Discussion of Schedule for Further Joint Meetings with WG-3; (13) Review

[Page 123]Issues List and Address Future Work; (14) Other Business; (15) Dates and Places of Next Meetings.

Friday, January 16: WG's continue as Necessary.

Attendance is open to the interested public but limited to space availability. With the approval of the chairman, members of the public may present oral statements at the meeting. Persons wishing to present statements or obtain information should contact the RTCA Secretariat, 1140 Connecticut Avenue, NW., Suite 1020, Washington, DC 20036; (202) 833-9339 (phone); (202) 833-9434 (fax); or http://www.rtca.org (web site). Members of the public may present a written statement to the committee at any time.

Issued in Washington, DC, on December 24, 1997. Terry R. Hannah, Designated Official.

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